Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13

gross ton.
As evidence OF the rapid development |
of the pig iron interests OF Virginia the |
/ following facts will suffice There were |
produced in 1872, q 900 tons (of 300 |
pounds oach) in 1880, $4,000; and in |
1885, 1914, 0O0. The total production OF
pig-iron in 1880, according TO the Fed |
eral census. in Virginia, Alabama, and |
tennessee was l7S,000 tons IN 1885, |
552, eco. In the United States. ex-
Guiding the three States mentioned, |
the production in 1885 was 3,977, 600 |
/ tons in 1850, 4,l17,000, showing de- |
crease OF 1890 in the Eve years; |
whereas in the three States named there |
WIS an increase Of 37i, 900 tons, thus |
Attending very conclusive evidence Of |
the rapid expansion and development
OF iron manufactures in the southern |
States, and % their capacity success
fully to compete with similar industries
ia the northern.
General Grubb. president OF the
Lynchburg Iron Company and owner
Of the Blue Ridge ore-mines OF Viz
gmia, in discussion OF the iron inter
tsts Of The State in paper submitted
hy him March 6, 1886, to the Ways and !
Means Committee Of the United states
House OF Reprc sentatives, maintains
that the following statistics prove that
the people Of Virginia are awaking to
the magnificent advantages which their
State posecs6es:
In 1890 the state Of Virginia produced 29,9A
tons q coke pie-ircn In 1871 there we're pr
Guced IN the coke flrnaccs Of Yirgtaia Ij1,iS3
a. q pig-iron, en- increase Of oyor 400 per
cont aud the larCes. Increase made by any
southern state during that time. in the year
1870 there were two cose furnaces In virginia,
which had G. capacity Of 5000 tone. In 1881 |
there wVrc six fIrnacoe, equipped With the
most modern Gppiiancc1, two OF which con-
iider 10 10 not inferior 70 any far laccs IN tho
world in point q excellence OF equinineDi, ond
Tic whole having capacity OF l1SOOO tons.
FORESTRY PRODUCTS.
The forestry products and resources
Of Virginia, az brought TO view in the
report, are worthy of special note.
MANUFACTURES.
Comparative tables are presented
showing the increase of manufactures
in Virginia since 1850, in which year
there were in the State 1895 establish
ments, with capital Of about 3d.
900, COG; value of products, $4,000,
0o0; whereas in 1880 there were $40
establishments, an increase of 2,385;
capital invested nearly S27, 600, 00J, an
increase of $l3, 500, 600, with value OF
products of 4j2, 000.000, OF double the
value Of 1860. Statistics of increase Of
manufactures in the cities Of the State
for 1885 are given. but it was found i'm
practicable to collect them from the
manufacturers in the smaller towns.
The report maintains that
II the same rate % increaso hne been main
tanned in ihc smaller towns and villages II Is
probable That The manufactures throughout |
The STATE IN 1SS5 are little If at all short 81 2CJ
Tor cent greater thgn they were In 1850, nnd
that Ne annual product in 1888 reaches Sf5OO,- |
coo in certain lcading branches OF manufac-
lures Inc increase has boon enormous, a., Tor |
instance. ip totsccO in al its forms OF manipu-
latiou. ln mon il he- been over go per cant. N
I've ycGr9. Coke manufacturing Is a rein To-
dusfry ia virginia, now conducted on largo |
ecale The manufacture Of fertilizers has run
up many hundred per cent 80 with the manu-
features Of WOOD, a. furniture. wagons. car
riagea. agricultural implements. and doors.
sash and blinds. Tanning has increased I'm
mensely. several large steam tannercs having
been built. And 80 with ell kinds OF foundry
and machine work.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Re-
card estimates that during the first
nine months OF the year 1886 there
were established in Virginia 1873 new
manufacturing establishments, with
capital of $40, 100000
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
On pages lS-l85 VIII be found
very instructive grouping of the c0un-
ties Of Virginia III natural grand divi-
sions. with their areas and population,
in which connection the geological
formations and soils of the State are
discussed
The number of farms in 1860 was
81, 1S8; in 1880 the number had in
creased to S,517, thus showing that
the large estates of the old planters
have been subdivlded into smaller hold |
ings.
The statistics of milk cows, of butter
and cheese production, and of working |
animals and general livestock, found |
on pages 19O-l96, possess peculiar in
/ torest.
In connection with the tables in re-
/ spect to wheat, rye, corn, and other |
/ agricultural products, II IS stated that !
| the peanut crop in Tidewater Virginia
has assumed large proportions than are |
| generally known, the statistics OF Nor
/ folh, Petersburg. and Suffolk, where !
tie crop is handled. showing that the
production for the year 1885 was
| 2,G44, 900 bushels, worth 81, 518,0 5G.
/ The fisheries Of the State in 1880 en-
ployed 1864 persons; capital invest
! cd, S1,914, 119; value OF products,
! 81, 124,4E; number of vessels, !, 446.
The tobacco product of the State for
1850 to 1884, inclusive, and the value,
&C., of the lumber industry, are pre-
scented on page BOB.
As fitting supplement to the discus
sion Of the vastly extended and raml- |
lied railway interests of the state, the |
report concludes with interesting infor-
nation in regard to the harbors OF Vlr- 1
| cinia. in connection with which anable |
paper illustrated by map appended |
to this report is presented from the |
pen of Colonel Frank Ct. Ruflin, on the |
subject of deepening the channel Of
| James river.
Each congressman had plumber of |
these books placed in his hands for dis
tribution. The book entire covers 800 |
pages, several maps included.
Ring Chrtstien's Bail.
A gentleman who was present at the
recent court ball at the Royal Palace,
Copenhagen, thus describes the sensa-
tional accident that happened to King |
Christian: After supper the father OF
the Princess of Walesand of the Czarina
danced the cotillon, choosing for his !
partner Miss Estrup, the daughter OF |
his Prime Minister A portion of the
floor near the Queens throne had been
so waxed and polished that it was as
slippery as sheet of ice. Five cou-
piles, including the King and Miss
Estrup, were waiting near the slip
perv spot, when two OF the couples
slipped, fell, ana rolled on the floor.
Almost at the same instant the
Kings foot slipped. and his Majesty
fell with tremendous crash on his
back at full length, bringing down with
him Miss Estrup. whose neck was slight
| ly cut by one OF the Kings decorations.
In his fall the Kings head struck the
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